Want an iPhone X? Hurry Up and Wait
- Apple’s flagship smartphone sold out within minutes for Nov. 3
- Wait times in the U.S. for new models now extend to December
Hurry Up and Wait for IPhone X
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Apple Inc. began accepting early orders for its iPhone X at 12:01 a.m. in California and within minutes shipping times quickly lengthened to as much as six weeks in the U.S., signaling supplies will likely remain tight as the new device goes on sale Nov. 3.
Around the world, Apple fans posted images and comments online Friday about how they were planning to get their hands on one of the $999 (or more) phones. You had to be fast. In Hong Kong, the phone appeared to sell out less than half an hour after ordering began in the mid-afternoon, with the online store there showing the phone “currently unavailable.” It was a similar story across Asia.